Friday, January 2, 2009 [[Page D1335]] Daily Digest Highlights Second Session of the 110th Congress adjourned sine die. See Interim Resume of Congressional Activity. Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 10:00:02 a.m. in pro forma session, and in accordance with the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440, adjourned sine die at 10:00:33 a.m. until 12 noon, on Tuesday, January 6, 2009. Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. *These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 274 written reports have been filed in the Senate, a total of 415 reports have been filed in the House. [[Page D1336]] Interim Resume of Congressional Activity SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House. The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation. DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY January 3, 2008 through January 2, 2009 Senate House Total Days in session............... 184 118 .. Time in session............... 988 hrs., 31 890 hrs., 29 .. Congressional Record: Pages of proceedings........... 10,981 10,976 .. Extensions of Remarks.......... .. 2,386 .. Public bills enacted into law. 99 179 .. Private bills enacted into law .. .. .. Bills in conference........... 4 5 .. Measures passed, total........ 589 999 1,588 Senate bills................... 109 95 .. House bills.................... 178 427 .. Senate joint resolutions....... 5 5 .. House joint resolutions........ 4 3 .. Senate concurrent resolutions.. 24 6 .. House concurrent resolutions... 38 94 .. Simple resolutions............. 231 369 .. Measures reported,* total..... 452 404 856 Senate bills................... 295 4 .. House bills.................... 127 292 .. Senate joint resolutions....... 3 1 .. House joint resolutions........ 1 .. .. Senate concurrent resolutions.. 2 .. .. House concurrent resolutions... 3 5 .. Simple resolutions............. 22 102 .. Special reports............... 8 8 .. Conference reports............ .. 4 .. Measures pending on calendar.. 665 92 .. Measures introduced, total.... 1,590 3,225 4,815 Bills.......................... 1,217 2,410 .. Joint resolutions.............. 19 26 .. Concurrent resolutions......... 43 165 .. Simple resolutions............. 311 624 .. Quorum calls.................. 3 2 .. Yea-and-nay votes............. 215 472 .. Recorded votes................ .. 216 .. Bills vetoed.................. .. 4 .. Vetoes overridden............. .. 3 .. DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS January 3, 2008 through January 2, 2009 Civilian nominations, totaling 508 (including 180 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: Confirmed..........................................269... Withdrawn...........................................40... Returned to White House............................199... Other Civilian nominations, totaling 3,124 (including 8 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: Confirmed........................................2,960... Returned to White House............................164... Air Force nominations, totaling 5,931 (including 5 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: Confirmed........................................5,925... Withdrawn............................................1... Returned to White House..............................5... Army nominations, totaling 6,425 (including 19 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: Confirmed........................................6,351... Withdrawn............................................1... Returned to White House.............................73... Navy nominations, totaling 4,752 (including 3 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: Confirmed........................................4,715... Withdrawn............................................1... Returned to White House.............................36... Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,566 (including 1 nomination carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: Confirmed........................................1,565... Returned to White House..............................1... [[Page D1337]] Summary Total nominations carried over from the First Session..216 Total nominations received this Session.............22,090 Total confirmed.....................................21,785 Total unconfirmed........................................0 Total withdrawn.........................................43 Total returned to the White House......................478 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087ÿ09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. 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